diff --git a/package/libhttpserver/libhttpserver.mk b/package/libhttpserver/libhttpserver.mk
index 1fd76519f4..2c536cf012 100644
--- a/package/libhttpserver/libhttpserver.mk
+++ b/package/libhttpserver/libhttpserver.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ LIBHTTPSERVER_SITE = $(call github,etr,libhttpserver,$(LIBHTTPSERVER_VERSION))
 LIBHTTPSERVER_LICENSE = LGPL-2.1+
 LIBHTTPSERVER_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING.LESSER
 LIBHTTPSERVER_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-LIBHTTPSERVER_CONF_OPTS = --enable-same-directory-build
+LIBHTTPSERVER_CONF_OPTS = \
+	--disable-examples \
+	--enable-same-directory-build
 LIBHTTPSERVER_AUTORECONF = YES
 LIBHTTPSERVER_DEPENDENCIES = libmicrohttpd